{"id":2273,"date":"2025-09-24T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?page_id=2273"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:07:15","slug":"undergraduate-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/undergraduate-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Endorsement in Special Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3122\" alt=\"Education student reading to students in a field experience classroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/IMG_0087-768x1024.jpg\" style=\"object-position:51% 38%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"51% 38%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/IMG_0087-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/IMG_0087-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/IMG_0087-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/04\/IMG_0087.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:36px\"><strong>Special Education (K-12) Endorsement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-e2e249f4f6bcf996560143699001c93e\">The undergraduate endorsement in Special Education is a four-course sequence, including two courses that are already in the Elementary and Early Childhood plans of study, designed for Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors. This sequence equips future teachers with strategies to support students with mild-to-moderate disabilities in inclusive classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Why Choose This Endorsement?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f4408ec5bc241c8edbd0a8762cf34946\">Gain specialized skills to meet the needs of diverse learners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-36abe417ae4f6333b9b45fd21325d3d2\">Strengthen your resume and career opportunities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-867d7c7f3460f35b64ba9c415055f294\">Prepare for additional licensure areas while earning your degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Career Outcomes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-82697093f49c7a24042439d53c31c9be\">Classroom teacher with added expertise in inclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d05ad2938d9ad589f0dcc4b631fb942f\">Broader opportunities to teach in both general and special education settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b76147e69d9d79cc24aa8343efbcc1e6\">Stronger foundation for future graduate study in education or special education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>The W Difference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2e903551d8a7721ef67d13de1bc742ce\">Adding a Special Education endorsement at The W ensures you graduate with not only a teaching license but also advanced preparation that makes you more effective\u2014and more marketable\u2014in today\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Coursework Includes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f4948117d56e5f0b8363c359ccc40646\">ED 306 Introduction to Special Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c3a8331941cb183a4f963a05557e3810\">ED 323 Education of the Student with Disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-c7a1b4a90631455c8104782637cf18d3\">ED 324 Teaching in the Inclusion Classroom<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-afb021935660916b6c4ced13ff43b4b4\">ED 390 Classroom Management &amp; Student Accommodations &amp; Interventions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-84be26b04b02e7c338ef1f927f1c6de4\">Have questions about undergraduate endorsements? Connect with our program navigator, Christi Dillon, for step-by-step guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:education@muw.edu\" style=\"color:#174074\"><strong>Connect With Us<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-525902c1ef1448f300ce65e357001c98\"><strong>education@muw.edu<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Education (K-12) Endorsement The undergraduate endorsement in Special Education is a four-course sequence, including two courses that are already in the Elementary and Early Childhood plans of study, designed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3592,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2273\/revisions\/3592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}